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the united states senate -- senator robert bid byrd when i e loved the senate. senator robbed byrd said there are two great senates, the u.s. senate and the roman snavment he gave us all members a lecture on the rules of the senate. he wrote a book on the rules of the senate. and we have rules for quite a number of years. standing rule of the senate is rule 22. it is a clear, simple, directive passed by two-thirds of the members of the senate, duly chosen and sworn. this is what rule 22 says. it is not confusing. it's very clear. it was adopted by two-thirds of the senate. a it says this: "a motion signed by 16 senators." that is to initiate something, to shut off debate, you have to have 16 senators file a motion. so a motion filed by ^16 senators to bring to a close the debate upon any measure, motion, or other matter pending before the senate -- any measure, motion, or other matter pending before the senate. that includes nominations. "... shall be decided by three-fifths of the senators dolely chosen and sworn, except on a measure or motion to amend the sena
the united states senate -- senator robert bid byrd when i e loved the senate. senator robbed byrd said there are two great senates, the u.s. senate and the roman snavment he gave us all members a lecture on the rules of the senate. he wrote a book on the rules of the senate. and we have rules for quite a number of years. standing rule of the senate is rule 22. it is a clear, simple, directive passed by two-thirds of the members of the senate, duly chosen and sworn. this is what rule 22 says....
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of minnesota in the united states senate. rod grams was dedicated to maintaining personal liberty. rod was dedicated to doing everything within his power to protect americans against the constantly growing size and scope of the federal government's intrusion into the lives of the real americans that he represented at this great capitol. with rod's keen eye and long-term vision, minnesotans had a dedicated advocate here in the halls of the united states congress. it was an honor for myself and for my house, marcus, to know rod grams for decades. he was a leader. he was an example, but most importantly, he was my friend. my heart goes out to his wife, christine, to his four beautiful children and to the ones who were the light of his life to his grandchildren. and while rod grams will be greatly missed here in this body, we take comfort in the fact that he contributed so much by way of service to the great state of minnesota and to our country. you see, we all benefit from od grams' monumental legacy. mr. speaker, i would ask n
of minnesota in the united states senate. rod grams was dedicated to maintaining personal liberty. rod was dedicated to doing everything within his power to protect americans against the constantly growing size and scope of the federal government's intrusion into the lives of the real americans that he represented at this great capitol. with rod's keen eye and long-term vision, minnesotans had a dedicated advocate here in the halls of the united states congress. it was an honor for myself and...
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states senator. and she is a united states senator not for the money, but because she is contributing to the welfare of this country. and we're having these people stay home. i mean it's hard for me to comprehend. it's been a week since the united states senate passed a bill to reopen the federal government. a week. for seven days the senate's been waiting for the house of representatives to act. now, madam president, speaker boehner has refused to allow the vote on the one bill that he said would reopen the government. it would open the government. keep it open. i mean, it's all over the press the last few days. he came to me. he said we can do a clean c.r.. i said what are the terms of that clean c.r.? he said it has to be this year's level. i said we can't do that. we passed a budget here. we're $70 billion above that. so we talked and we talked. he said that's how we can get a clean c.r.. what does that mean? we can just get it done quickly. so i, as the press has indicated, i talked to senator m
states senator. and she is a united states senator not for the money, but because she is contributing to the welfare of this country. and we're having these people stay home. i mean it's hard for me to comprehend. it's been a week since the united states senate passed a bill to reopen the federal government. a week. for seven days the senate's been waiting for the house of representatives to act. now, madam president, speaker boehner has refused to allow the vote on the one bill that he said...
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states senate. joined forces for the good of the country. and here in the house you will have the republican speaker refusing to allow us to have an up or down vote on the compromise. is it everything you want? no. some of us would consider it as a holds your -- hold your noes vote. if this is the best that you can do for the last day of congress, let's get it done. it will be much more helpful than harmful to get this done. >> reporter: support for this bill does not fall strictly on partisan lines by the way. our colleague is here as we just spoke to another house democrat who does not support this bill. gary? >> james moran of virginia home to 65,000 employees in that district says they will offer about $8 billion in the defense cuts, $6 billion in the non- defense cuts if you go through it all. and he said that he is upset that the bill passed by democrats and the republicans in the senate. and essentially gives away the democrats and their bargaining power by taking revenue and insisting three
states senate. joined forces for the good of the country. and here in the house you will have the republican speaker refusing to allow us to have an up or down vote on the compromise. is it everything you want? no. some of us would consider it as a holds your -- hold your noes vote. if this is the best that you can do for the last day of congress, let's get it done. it will be much more helpful than harmful to get this done. >> reporter: support for this bill does not fall strictly on...
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states senate. the republicans can be very conservative and the democrats can be very progressive or very liberal so you would think it would be hard to get unanimous agreement that we did. we sent to the house unanimously. then the house went to work on it. they come up with their own version of the bill. they passed it by a voice vote and senate back so here we are today mr. president with a piece of legislation that has been hotline means that both sides have set down around every single office and all but one senator has agreed that we can pass it by unanimous consent. the senator has that right, has that right and justice i have it right in the senator from west virginia or the senator from iowa has that right and sometimes we exercise that right later this afternoon we are going to be having a cloture vote, a vote to move this bill. that cloture vote is going to succeed. they will be sufficient number of republican votes in a sufficient number of democratic votes to say we are ready to deal wi
states senate. the republicans can be very conservative and the democrats can be very progressive or very liberal so you would think it would be hard to get unanimous agreement that we did. we sent to the house unanimously. then the house went to work on it. they come up with their own version of the bill. they passed it by a voice vote and senate back so here we are today mr. president with a piece of legislation that has been hotline means that both sides have set down around every single...
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poll today here 54% of the people polled say the gop controlling the house is bad for the united states. that is down 11 points. that is a huge move. i ask you this question. do we need more mitch mcconnells? or is the tea party going to cost republicans the house? >> iont's beol of the house of representatives. all be it by a narrower margin. i think for establishment republicans, there's a difference between being right and winning. and in this, in this day and age, we have a group of people in our party that are dead set on being right, but if they think it's tough now running against barack obama or trying to compete with his policies, try doing it with a third of the electorate. we might find ourselves out of power if we can't find a way to unite. and let's look at the last couple of years. over the last two years, there has been a tremendous reduction sh in federal spending. debt is still skyrocketing. but because of the gop we've been able to stand up to barack obama's policies to something less than the huge increases he wanted to make. a unified party is better. when i was runn
poll today here 54% of the people polled say the gop controlling the house is bad for the united states. that is down 11 points. that is a huge move. i ask you this question. do we need more mitch mcconnells? or is the tea party going to cost republicans the house? >> iont's beol of the house of representatives. all be it by a narrower margin. i think for establishment republicans, there's a difference between being right and winning. and in this, in this day and age, we have a group of...
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even though the united states senate at midnight last night had al franken and we still have al franken but there was room for two funny people prior to frank's death this morning. ank and al, frank lautenberg and al franken always made us smile and often made us laugh. now i guess it's going to be up to us, senator franken to do this along, because they were both really funny together and apart. it's with deep sadness that the senate family is going to say good-bye, are going to do that wednesday morning. exemplary public servant, faithful friend in frank lautenberg. >> the clerk will call the roll. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> on the next "washington journal," foreign policy with christopher smith of new jersey chairman of africa, global rights and international organizations and representative john larson, to take your questions about congressional oversight of the i.r.s. and call in to talk with "christian science monitor"." "jarks journal" is live every -- washington journal is live every day at
even though the united states senate at midnight last night had al franken and we still have al franken but there was room for two funny people prior to frank's death this morning. ank and al, frank lautenberg and al franken always made us smile and often made us laugh. now i guess it's going to be up to us, senator franken to do this along, because they were both really funny together and apart. it's with deep sadness that the senate family is going to say good-bye, are going to do that...
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now his seventh term in the united states senate. before running for the senate, enator hatch received a brigham 's degree from young university, and was in private practice for a number of years. he's a ranking member in the finance committee today as we he made a great reputation or himself and chair of the judiciary committee. and we worked together with him as relatives for many years. he served on the health committee, the joint committee on taxation. eally had a significant impact on the united states senate. he's the member of the board of directors. he's done amazing thingings his whole career. number one accomplishment for me, mr. president, is not how times or terms he's served his e senate, but accomplishment for his wonderful family. his wife, elaine, has been a helpmate for him for these many decades. grandchildren, six children, and now 10 great grandchildren. although we disagree on he's a person i have great respect for. i'm so grateful to him over the for always expressing concern about me personally. and his kindnes
now his seventh term in the united states senate. before running for the senate, enator hatch received a brigham 's degree from young university, and was in private practice for a number of years. he's a ranking member in the finance committee today as we he made a great reputation or himself and chair of the judiciary committee. and we worked together with him as relatives for many years. he served on the health committee, the joint committee on taxation. eally had a significant impact on the...
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i tell you, if by some miracle democrats kept hold of the united states senate, and we see that united states senate go, and the white house go, we will not only see the affordable care , even, but republicans with this deal, are lamenting over the fact that they have not been able to decrease benefits for social security than -- recipients, and they have not been able to decrease benefits for medicare recipients. you will see medicare and social security, under the ax along with food stamps and all of the other so-called mandatory entitlement programs. this is the heartthrob of the republican party and their billionaire supporters -- to downsize or eliminate these programs. him on that,with he elections have consequences, and thank god we were able to reelect president obama and keep the united states senate. politically, health care has not been good to the democrats, has it? is it damaging? guest: well, of course, the rollout -- it is more than an embarrassment. the millions of dollars that on the contractors, i wish i had that contract. i could not have been worse. despite that, th
i tell you, if by some miracle democrats kept hold of the united states senate, and we see that united states senate go, and the white house go, we will not only see the affordable care , even, but republicans with this deal, are lamenting over the fact that they have not been able to decrease benefits for social security than -- recipients, and they have not been able to decrease benefits for medicare recipients. you will see medicare and social security, under the ax along with food stamps...
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states senate, dr. barry black, gives the invocation. > let us pray. oh, god our refuge and fortress , we put our trust in you. thank you for this congressional gold medal ceremony that provides long over due recognition to native erican code talkers of the first and second world war. we praise you that you empowered these wind talkers from many native american tribes to creatively use their native tongue to save the lives of countless thousands who would have perished on distant battlefields. lord, while sacrificing on foreign soil for freedoms they nd their families were often enied at home, they were heros proved in liberating strife, who more than self their country loved, and mercy more than life. as we celebrate their triotism, skill, creativity, speed and accuracy that made victory in combat possible in spite of daunting odds, challenge us, oh, god, to invest our lives in causes worthy of our last full measure of devotion. we pray in your great name. amen. >> please be seated. >> ladies and gentl
states senate, dr. barry black, gives the invocation. > let us pray. oh, god our refuge and fortress , we put our trust in you. thank you for this congressional gold medal ceremony that provides long over due recognition to native erican code talkers of the first and second world war. we praise you that you empowered these wind talkers from many native american tribes to creatively use their native tongue to save the lives of countless thousands who would have perished on distant...
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you're not going to get a single amendment in the united states senate. the house has repeatedly legislated about the affordable care act. the senate refuses to take up that bill, refuses to allow votes, refuses to have a full debate, and we have got until the end of the year and nothing has been done about it. so you could expect some tension to build up here. and so what i hear the senate saying is delay this thing for one year, it's not working. the president has already delayed parts of it, probably without lawful authority, and delay it for a year, and the president and senator reid said we will shut down the government before we will do that. we will shut down the government before we will do that. the house has passed a bill to fund the government, but it delayed the bill that was just voted down, would simply delay the affordable care act one year. maybe in this time we could actually be able to bring it up to the floor and fix some of the problems or change some of the provisions that are so damaging to america. an one thing i want everyone to kn
you're not going to get a single amendment in the united states senate. the house has repeatedly legislated about the affordable care act. the senate refuses to take up that bill, refuses to allow votes, refuses to have a full debate, and we have got until the end of the year and nothing has been done about it. so you could expect some tension to build up here. and so what i hear the senate saying is delay this thing for one year, it's not working. the president has already delayed parts of it,...
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we've witnessed the majority leader break his word to the united states senate. >> no matter how often my friend rudely talks about me not breaking my word, i'm not going to respond talking about how many times he's broken his word. >> elliott spitzer needed nearly 4,000 signatures to make a run for comptroller. get this, he got 27,000 of those signatures. it's possible his top competition, scott stringer, who's the manhattan bureau president, could challenge their validity. spitzer made a surprise entry into this race earlier this week. already at least one poll shows him with the lead. >>> so money. if money was the determining factor, hillary clinton might think twice about returning to public office because according to "the new york times," the former first lady and former secretary of state, potential 2016 candidate, is raking in about $200,000 per appearance on the paid speaking circuit. $200,000. that's about as much as her husband, former president bill clinton, makes for domestic speeches. aside from the clintons, who's worth that kind of cash? that's what we want to know fro
we've witnessed the majority leader break his word to the united states senate. >> no matter how often my friend rudely talks about me not breaking my word, i'm not going to respond talking about how many times he's broken his word. >> elliott spitzer needed nearly 4,000 signatures to make a run for comptroller. get this, he got 27,000 of those signatures. it's possible his top competition, scott stringer, who's the manhattan bureau president, could challenge their validity. spitzer...
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[applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the republican leader of the united states senate, the honorable mitch mcconnell. >> it is an honor to join my colleagues today in recognizing the service of the native american code talkers. a little more than a decade ago, congress and president bush honored the navajo code talkers for the tremendous contributions during world war ii. today, we honor the rest of the code talkers whose extraordinary skill and heroism will be remembered as long as the history of modern warfare is told. rarely has a group of men then so crucial to a nation's military success, yet so little known for so long as the native american code talkers. these heroes, some as young as 15, answered the call when the country needed them, and they perform their task with extraordinary courage and grace. often working behind enemy lines, these men sent messages that once took hours to transmit in a matter of minutes or even seconds, all in the code they were not even allowed to put on paper for fear that it would be discovered by the enemy, and then when they came home, they could
[applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the republican leader of the united states senate, the honorable mitch mcconnell. >> it is an honor to join my colleagues today in recognizing the service of the native american code talkers. a little more than a decade ago, congress and president bush honored the navajo code talkers for the tremendous contributions during world war ii. today, we honor the rest of the code talkers whose extraordinary skill and heroism will be remembered as long as...
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a third time we sent a resolution to the united states senate to keep the government open, the senate said no. then we said why don't we just sit down and talk? why don't we have a conference committee? one of those committees that we have all the time in this body when the house and senate disagree. we call it a conference committee. we appoint a group from the house they appoint a group from the senate. we work out the differences. that's the way you resolve conflict. that's the way you move ahead. and so the house appointed a con -- eight conferees. we went to a meeting ready to meet. the senate didn't show up. so they decided they don't really want to have any negotiations about how we continue to fund the federal government. so then we said, well if they won't pass a continuing resolution to fund the entire federal government, then maybe we should just take certain parts of the federal government, see if the united states senate or our friends on the other side, see if they would vote in favor of doing that. and of course, everyone voted to say we ought to keep the government run
a third time we sent a resolution to the united states senate to keep the government open, the senate said no. then we said why don't we just sit down and talk? why don't we have a conference committee? one of those committees that we have all the time in this body when the house and senate disagree. we call it a conference committee. we appoint a group from the house they appoint a group from the senate. we work out the differences. that's the way you resolve conflict. that's the way you move...
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these are fine additions to the united states senate. and senator klobuchar and senator coons on the senate judiciary committee and one of the most knowledgeable senators we have an immigration policy and as you can see, it's terrific reader and many other ways. we send a strong message that both sides can come by just one of our country's most urgent economic needs. yesterday, eight of our colleagues and build a framework for nation's immigration system. i commend them for their willingness to work in a bipartisan way to reform our immigration laws. it's very much needed. one of the leaders is around senator rubio as well as senator schumer and senator mccain and others as well but i hate to not mention, but you get the point. similarly, the work of senators klobuchar, rubio, coons and i have done in the chi-squared was no easy task and represents negotiations with interested stakeholders and garnered as you can see widespread industry support. i hope that our language to reform the high skilled immigration system is considered by this
these are fine additions to the united states senate. and senator klobuchar and senator coons on the senate judiciary committee and one of the most knowledgeable senators we have an immigration policy and as you can see, it's terrific reader and many other ways. we send a strong message that both sides can come by just one of our country's most urgent economic needs. yesterday, eight of our colleagues and build a framework for nation's immigration system. i commend them for their willingness to...
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having been twice confirmed by this body as united states senator, i know the organization is one that's really important. it has impacted morale. it does send a message not only to the employees within atf that they have been so long without a permanent director after having several actors over the last seven years, it does impact morale. i think it's also a fundamental question of good government. because as you mentioned, being a confirmed appointee does carry a certain amount of gravitas so you can be a more effective advocate for resources, so you can be accountable to this body and to the organization that you work with, and in this case the department of justice. decisiveness is a critical quality for anyone who's in a leadership position, but decisiveness with credibility i think is also absolutely critical, and a series of factors no matter how skilled, does diminish the credibility that you're going to have continuity of operations, the division is going to be sure and the mission will be accomplished. at its core it's good government to have a confirmed director at all the age
having been twice confirmed by this body as united states senator, i know the organization is one that's really important. it has impacted morale. it does send a message not only to the employees within atf that they have been so long without a permanent director after having several actors over the last seven years, it does impact morale. i think it's also a fundamental question of good government. because as you mentioned, being a confirmed appointee does carry a certain amount of gravitas so...
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lee into the united states senate. usually the purification process works in a way that makes republicans lose. but in a few out-there places, it gets you guys like this in the senate. and it is therefore no coincidence that the three republican senators who have been supporting these senate conservatives fund, and other efforts to primary and threaten republican senators, to get their own colleagues thrown out of office, it's no coincidence that it's these guys. these guys who are the exception to the rule. these guys are the guys for whom that totally destructive purification process actually worked. most people, it doesn't work. but for them, it worked. they are the rare exceptions. so now here's the question. these seven republicans, who are under attack right now from their own side, ted cruz raising money against them and the negative ads and all the rest, are their races likely to be christine o'donnell races? or are they likely to be ted cruz races? if this effort that ted cruz is leading succeeds in turfing ou
lee into the united states senate. usually the purification process works in a way that makes republicans lose. but in a few out-there places, it gets you guys like this in the senate. and it is therefore no coincidence that the three republican senators who have been supporting these senate conservatives fund, and other efforts to primary and threaten republican senators, to get their own colleagues thrown out of office, it's no coincidence that it's these guys. these guys who are the...
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[applause] gentlemen, the majority leader of the united states senate, the honorable harry reid. [applause] >> according to firsthand whennts from the pilgrims they arrived on this continent, native americans did not farm the land, so it was not truly their land. according to the pioneers who the mississippi, native americans were not civilized, so they did not truly own the land. whording to prospectors rushed for the hills of nevada, california, and even nevada, native americans did not speak english, so they did not truly own the land. strangers had forced the native people from the land, slaughtered their game, stifled the religions, outlaw their ceremonies, and ravaged their communities. next, the newcomers even try to steal their languages. in the late 1800's, the united states government forced native american children to attend english-only boarding schools. native children were torn from their families, taken far from home in boxed cars and buggies, given english names, and forced to cut their hair short. build the -- beat the children with leather straps when they spoke
[applause] gentlemen, the majority leader of the united states senate, the honorable harry reid. [applause] >> according to firsthand whennts from the pilgrims they arrived on this continent, native americans did not farm the land, so it was not truly their land. according to the pioneers who the mississippi, native americans were not civilized, so they did not truly own the land. whording to prospectors rushed for the hills of nevada, california, and even nevada, native americans did not...
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states senate. i want to thank both of you very, very much for being here but without objection, we would invite the young gentleman from kentucky to address the committee. the gentleman is recognized. >> well, mr. chairman, thank you. for inviting us here. i admire the work of this committee greatly. i mean, there's no one to work harder than the rules committee and thus is the appropriations committee spent on sir, we didn't hear that first line. >> but this is a great committee and we appreciate your work. >> yes, sir. >> and especially you, mr. chairman. a longtime friend and a great leader of this committee. and in the house and chairman, in general. ms. slaughter and i share a common hometown. she was originally from the down where i live, small town, somerset. and i've known she and her family for all of my adult life. we are here before you today to present h.j. res. 59, the continuing resolution that would keep the government operating following september 30, the end of the current fiscal y
states senate. i want to thank both of you very, very much for being here but without objection, we would invite the young gentleman from kentucky to address the committee. the gentleman is recognized. >> well, mr. chairman, thank you. for inviting us here. i admire the work of this committee greatly. i mean, there's no one to work harder than the rules committee and thus is the appropriations committee spent on sir, we didn't hear that first line. >> but this is a great committee...
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pelosi: two weeks ago, the people of massachusetts elected him to the united states senate. i'm pleased to yield to the skillful leader, this person of great vision, a legislative virtuoso, a person who has served with great values and bittersweet moment to yield to the last time to the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. markey. mr. markey: thank you, madam leader. 37 years ago, i stepped off of a plane here and it was my first visit in my life to washington, d.c. i had never been here before and i was sworn in as a congressman on my first visit to this city 37 years ago. and i'm so proud to have been a congressman here in this chamber along with all of you. for me, the house is democracy in action, all of us declaring our love of country and our desire for a better future for all of our constituents and for our nation. i'm honored to have served here. i am blessed to have made so many wonderful friends here. and i'm humbled by the dedication of all of you to this great nation. as i have represented massachusetts, so, too, have each of you represented your states with your co
pelosi: two weeks ago, the people of massachusetts elected him to the united states senate. i'm pleased to yield to the skillful leader, this person of great vision, a legislative virtuoso, a person who has served with great values and bittersweet moment to yield to the last time to the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. markey. mr. markey: thank you, madam leader. 37 years ago, i stepped off of a plane here and it was my first visit in my life to washington, d.c. i had never been here before...
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it can pass in the united states senate significantly. it can also be legislation that will be mirrored in the house of representatives and passed. there is a bicameral interest in this. a number of house democrats and republicans are on board. they're interested in us moving this legislation in part so that they can then move that legislation in the house, we can get it to the president's desk for his signature. the secretary of energy has made efficiency one of his new priorities. so this is something that we should and can do. we often lament the fact that there's not much bipartisanship around this place and not much is getting done, and it's true. it's true. the budget agreement was good this week. we had to do something. far from perfect, as i've said, even though at the end i voted for it because i do think we need to move forward on this issue and have a budget for the first time in four years in this place. but this is an example of legislation that's actually something bipartisan, positive to help move the country forward. any t
it can pass in the united states senate significantly. it can also be legislation that will be mirrored in the house of representatives and passed. there is a bicameral interest in this. a number of house democrats and republicans are on board. they're interested in us moving this legislation in part so that they can then move that legislation in the house, we can get it to the president's desk for his signature. the secretary of energy has made efficiency one of his new priorities. so this is...
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states senate. that's what's wrong with washington, and i would hope that the majority leader would reconsider. he may not like the proposal, i understand, but to not give it a vote on the floor of the united states senate where it has bipartisan support is absolutely wrong, it deserves a vote, it deserves a thoughtful vote given that it has bipartisan support, and it is very close to the proposal that was put forward by the president of the united states. so i would hope we would end the gamesmanship on this important issue, that we could address it, that bipartisan proposals like the one that i just talked about would get a vote on the floor of the united states senate, and that we would resolve this issue on behalf of students making sure and parents as well who i know this is causing a lot of unnecessary consternation for them, and to not give a proposal that has bipartisan support a vote at a minimum to me seems just wrong and it's what's wrong with washington. so i hope the majority leader wou
states senate. that's what's wrong with washington, and i would hope that the majority leader would reconsider. he may not like the proposal, i understand, but to not give it a vote on the floor of the united states senate where it has bipartisan support is absolutely wrong, it deserves a vote, it deserves a thoughtful vote given that it has bipartisan support, and it is very close to the proposal that was put forward by the president of the united states. so i would hope we would end the...
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they'll say our united states senators wrote them. and i believe the teachers are going to say, what do they know about it? what do they know about it? and then somebody might say, well, they got it from the gates foundation study. and they're going to say, well, they're well-meaning and have been very helpful. but if we're going to evaluate ourselves down here, we'd like to have some say in how that's done. and we do not want to take criteria from washington, sent it to the secretary and then senator harkin has corrected me and i'll accept it partially that the teacher ooh veiluation system will be a part of the state plan assurance and then the secretary gets the state plan peer reviewed and then the secretary has to review it. but basically it's a washington-approved evaluation system for 3.2 million teachers and 15,000 school districts. and that's hard to do even if you're -- even if you're working carefully over a period f years with teachers. in 37 states they're grandfathered in because all those states have a teacher evaluatio
they'll say our united states senators wrote them. and i believe the teachers are going to say, what do they know about it? what do they know about it? and then somebody might say, well, they got it from the gates foundation study. and they're going to say, well, they're well-meaning and have been very helpful. but if we're going to evaluate ourselves down here, we'd like to have some say in how that's done. and we do not want to take criteria from washington, sent it to the secretary and then...
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states senate. sometimes when people want quick action now, those people were disappointed but if you believe in evolutional or gradual change as president obama sometimes does, you would end up taking that half or a third of a loaf. >> okay. so progressives, though, certainly have not had a good time hearing about this and specifically coming out and being very stern in reaction to harry reid. take a listen to rachel maddow. >> wow, harry reid, yeah. this is the day everybody was looking forward to in terms of changing how the senate operate and if you hear sad trombones, that's why. after the months, years of promises this time he was going to do it. but hey. at least we'll be able to see them get nothing done faster now. >> all right. so i had a chance to talk with ed schultz in hi hour disappointed saying if it's up to mitch mcconnell he would have done this in a hot minute and left harry reid in the dust to make it happen. >> that's the argument of progressives. the counter argument is not just
states senate. sometimes when people want quick action now, those people were disappointed but if you believe in evolutional or gradual change as president obama sometimes does, you would end up taking that half or a third of a loaf. >> okay. so progressives, though, certainly have not had a good time hearing about this and specifically coming out and being very stern in reaction to harry reid. take a listen to rachel maddow. >> wow, harry reid, yeah. this is the day everybody was...
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host: if nevada dent have the majority leader in the united states senate, would it have the clout to stop yucca mountain? guest: well look at the history. in the 1980's, did it have clout, no. could they stop the funding from coming through before harry reid was majority leader, no they were still funding. that's why we're funding $15 billion in this process there is a new law passed that says let's do this by state consent, which is what the energy committee in the senate is trying to do. there is a concern once harry reid is gone to go ahead. one of those backstoppers is harry reid. host: time for a couple more calls. paul is waiting from indianapolis, indiana on our independent line. caller: i had occasion to talked to an engineer who previously worked for nasa where he called snap batteries which is radio active waste to produce energy for satellites. he was look into using nuclear power plant in ohio. they had a plant to make very large batteries where they built the battery and it would generate electricity pretty much in-depth from the heat. i guess these things are very expen
host: if nevada dent have the majority leader in the united states senate, would it have the clout to stop yucca mountain? guest: well look at the history. in the 1980's, did it have clout, no. could they stop the funding from coming through before harry reid was majority leader, no they were still funding. that's why we're funding $15 billion in this process there is a new law passed that says let's do this by state consent, which is what the energy committee in the senate is trying to do....
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senate democrats of the united states senate. the united states senate. >> the only certainty is more dysfunction and gridlock. >> it is valentine's day. >> love is not in the air. >> i can't imagine a more romantic way to spend valentine's day. >> with all of the love lost is it time for a break up? >> president obama's nominee for defense secretary has the 51 vo votes but today he actually needed 60. that would allow the vote on his nomination to actually take place. he came up two votes short of what he needed. today he will eventually have those votes that is for sure. we can get this issue revolved on the day that we can return for recess. certainly i believe there are vo votes. >> when we get back i vote for closure and move onto nomination. >> that is raight. they will vote eventually, but today they just didn't feel like it. they voted to block the nomination. it failed 40-58 with one senator voting present and one not voting. 54 tomorrows voted ip favor. no cabinet member has ever been filibustered. only two cabinet memb
senate democrats of the united states senate. the united states senate. >> the only certainty is more dysfunction and gridlock. >> it is valentine's day. >> love is not in the air. >> i can't imagine a more romantic way to spend valentine's day. >> with all of the love lost is it time for a break up? >> president obama's nominee for defense secretary has the 51 vo votes but today he actually needed 60. that would allow the vote on his nomination to actually...
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states senator. at least senator dean heller, though, doesn't drag with him to this birther event in vegas this weekend the baggage that senator rand paul drags to his birther event in las vegas this weekend. senator rand paul has spent the last 48 hours explaining to the press he is not dropping his senate staffer who likes to be known as the southern avenger. who made himself famous as the southern avenger by wearing a confederate flag wrestling mask and by writing commentaries about how americans aren't wrong to deplore the millions of mexicans coming here. a nonwhite majority america would simply cease to be america for reasons that are as numerous as they are obvious. he also says, quote, it's a shame that just because we have fair skin we are always denied fair treatment. senator rand paul told howard fineman at the "huffington post" today his southern avenger staffer's earlier work was just a form of youthful showmanship. the senator asks rhetorically, writing about how the confederacy needed
states senator. at least senator dean heller, though, doesn't drag with him to this birther event in vegas this weekend the baggage that senator rand paul drags to his birther event in las vegas this weekend. senator rand paul has spent the last 48 hours explaining to the press he is not dropping his senate staffer who likes to be known as the southern avenger. who made himself famous as the southern avenger by wearing a confederate flag wrestling mask and by writing commentaries about how...
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president, there were times when we called the dream act on the floor of the united states senate and i would look up in the gallery and it would be filled with young people, men and women, wearing graduation gowns to remind people that they were undocumented, officially unwelcome in america, and yet their heart was heard and their lives had been -- their heart was here and their lives had been spent here. and they were asking to be a part of our future. some heartbreaking moments when the amendment was defeated on the floor of the senate and i met with them. some encouraging moments when the comprehensive bill passed and included the strongest dream act language that we've ever written. for most of their lives these young people have been trapped in the shadows, fearing they could be deported at any moment, and facing obstacles to developing their talents in this country. isn't it ironic that we've invested so much already in their lives, educating them, giving them an opportunity to thrive in this nation and then right at that moment when they're ready to go to college or to go into
president, there were times when we called the dream act on the floor of the united states senate and i would look up in the gallery and it would be filled with young people, men and women, wearing graduation gowns to remind people that they were undocumented, officially unwelcome in america, and yet their heart was heard and their lives had been -- their heart was here and their lives had been spent here. and they were asking to be a part of our future. some heartbreaking moments when the...
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today, mike lee fights to preserve america's founding document and the united states senate. from an early age, he acquired a deep respect for the constitution. his father served as the solicitor general under president ronald reagan. what a great example. me senator welcome -- please help me welcome senator mike lee of utah. ♪ [applause] >> thank you, tony. thanks to all of you. it is great to be here. it is a privilege to be here today. i want to start by telling you a story that i heard from a man imo phillips. he was walking across a bridge and there was no traffic on the bridge. there was no one on the bridge at all. he was able to walk on the middle of the bridge. it was a high bridge and stretched over a large river. anyone who fell off of that bridge would not survive. halfway across the bridge and saw a man standing on the outside of the guard rail. the man would not survive the fall and he surmised the man was contemplating ending his life. determined not to allow this to happen, mr. phillips engaged the man and conversation. he asked if he was a believer. the man
today, mike lee fights to preserve america's founding document and the united states senate. from an early age, he acquired a deep respect for the constitution. his father served as the solicitor general under president ronald reagan. what a great example. me senator welcome -- please help me welcome senator mike lee of utah. ♪ [applause] >> thank you, tony. thanks to all of you. it is great to be here. it is a privilege to be here today. i want to start by telling you a story that i...
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having been twice confirmed by this body as a united states senator, this organization is one that's really important. you have two impact morale and it sends a message not only to the employees within the atf that they have been so long without a permanent director after having several actors over the last seven years, it does impact morale. i think it's also a fundamental question of good government. as you mentioned, being a confirmed appointee does carry a certain amount of gravitas to you can be a more effective grad -- so you can be more accountable to this body, the organization that you work with, in this case the department of justice. decisiveness is a critical quality for anyone in a leadership position of. i think it is also absolutely critical and a series of factors, no matter how skilled, it does diminish the credibility that you are going to have a of operations and the vision will stay sure in the mission will be accomplished. at its core, it's good government to have a confirmed director at all of the agencies in the executive branch subject to senate confirmation.
having been twice confirmed by this body as a united states senator, this organization is one that's really important. you have two impact morale and it sends a message not only to the employees within the atf that they have been so long without a permanent director after having several actors over the last seven years, it does impact morale. i think it's also a fundamental question of good government. as you mentioned, being a confirmed appointee does carry a certain amount of gravitas to you...
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yesterday has stopped multiple attempted terrorist attacks inside of the united states. >> terrorists will come after us if they can. and the only thing we have to deter this is good intelligence. >> yesterday, the guardian newspaper reported the nsa has been clektding phone records under a secret court order, civil liberties groups are outraged. >> breaking news in san franciscoful a man shot in a muny bus a short time ago, taken to the hospital by the bus driver. vic lee is live with the story tonight. vic, how is he doing? >> well arks apparently fine. we're told bif san francisco general hospital that this is the first time they can remember that a muni bus took a patient to the hospital. the bugs was parked here on the street outside of the hospital until 15 minutes ago. it suddenly drove off but we did count two bullet holes in the rear window. the 22-year-old man was either grazed or injured from flying gas. the driver drove here immediately after the shooting instead of calling an ambulance. the driver did not want to talk about the ordeal. but there were witnesses on the bus
yesterday has stopped multiple attempted terrorist attacks inside of the united states. >> terrorists will come after us if they can. and the only thing we have to deter this is good intelligence. >> yesterday, the guardian newspaper reported the nsa has been clektding phone records under a secret court order, civil liberties groups are outraged. >> breaking news in san franciscoful a man shot in a muny bus a short time ago, taken to the hospital by the bus driver. vic lee is...
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instead of having all these affairs, they can feed a lot more people in the united states. caller: i just wanted to say that the republicans have sent many bills to the senate, but a very reid has blocked all of them. he refuses to look at them. how can republicans get anything across if the senate won't even look at the bills. aboutat the woman said sending representatives to do what you want them to do, ted sent to get rid of obamacare. he was only doing what his constituents asked to to do. >> you think that it does reflect divisions? >> yes. the president is the worst one to go out and divide the people because all he says is bad things about whoever at that moment he is having a problem with. he doesn't want them to disagree with them. anybody. he has talked about everybody as far as i can see. the republicans, he puts them down. they have come up with a lot of good solutions and he doesn't want to hear them. >> politics is gridlock. you fix that by removing lobbying. mentioned senate majority leader harry reid of nevada making headlines this morning. you majority lead
instead of having all these affairs, they can feed a lot more people in the united states. caller: i just wanted to say that the republicans have sent many bills to the senate, but a very reid has blocked all of them. he refuses to look at them. how can republicans get anything across if the senate won't even look at the bills. aboutat the woman said sending representatives to do what you want them to do, ted sent to get rid of obamacare. he was only doing what his constituents asked to to do....
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, united states senate, and eventually electing barack obama, president of the united states of america. always more than a radio, it belonged to the community, was the heart of the community. so i congratulate melody spann cooper and all of those who made wvon what it is today. the voice of the nation. i thank you, mr. speaker, and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until noon today. and in the senate at this hour, work continues on gun control legislation. they will take a series of amendment votes beginning at 4:00 p.m. eastern. the first one on the manchin-toomey amendment, dealing with expanding background checks for those seeking to purchase a gun. the a.p. writing this morning that bipartisan effort to expand background checks is in deep trouble as the senate approaches a long-awaited approach on the linchpin of the drive to curb gun violence. that's from the associated press. and senator manchin said on nbc, we will not get the votes today. those votes expected to begin at 4:00 p.m
, united states senate, and eventually electing barack obama, president of the united states of america. always more than a radio, it belonged to the community, was the heart of the community. so i congratulate melody spann cooper and all of those who made wvon what it is today. the voice of the nation. i thank you, mr. speaker, and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until noon today. and in the...
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the rules of the united states senate. the fact is that after today the senate will have confirmed 199 lower-court nominees. we have defeated two. that's 199-2. so who can complain about that record? the success rate happens to be 99% for the nominees considered on the floor of the united states senate sent up here by president obama. we have been doing it at a very fast pace as well. during the last congress, we confirmed more judges than any congress since the 103rd congress. that congress sat 1993-1-- 193 199-- 1993-94. so far this year we've confirmed 27 judges. if confirmed today, ms. dorsey will be the 28th confirmation this year. so let's compare this with a similar stage, which would be president bush's second tirm. when only 10 judicial nominees have been confirmed. so we're now at a 28-10 comparison with president obama clearly ahead of where president bush was concerned, but somehow we're hearing complaints. and as i said, we've already confirmed more nominees this year -- 28 -- than we did during the entirety o
the rules of the united states senate. the fact is that after today the senate will have confirmed 199 lower-court nominees. we have defeated two. that's 199-2. so who can complain about that record? the success rate happens to be 99% for the nominees considered on the floor of the united states senate sent up here by president obama. we have been doing it at a very fast pace as well. during the last congress, we confirmed more judges than any congress since the 103rd congress. that congress...
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[applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, united states senator from the state of oklahoma, the honorable james inhofe. [applause] >> we heard first from congressman tom cole who is our native american art of congressional delegation. i recall hearing from him before he was in congress and at that time i was in the house, and introduced us to this best-kept secret of world war ii and world war i, the code talkers. i look around and i see a lot of people who were very active other than those on the program today, but on the program today we have made mention of dan boren. he is here. i believe wes watkins is one of the initial individuals who reminded us of this best-kept secret. so, for decades after world war ii, people did not know anything about the contributions we started introducing resolutions and it was not until 2008 that we were successful. i want to mention that the speaker talked about edmund of the seminole nation, one of our fellow oklahomans. those of us have been fortunate, those in oklahoma, involved in this meeting today, and one of the reasons is oklahoma has the largest popu
[applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, united states senator from the state of oklahoma, the honorable james inhofe. [applause] >> we heard first from congressman tom cole who is our native american art of congressional delegation. i recall hearing from him before he was in congress and at that time i was in the house, and introduced us to this best-kept secret of world war ii and world war i, the code talkers. i look around and i see a lot of people who were very active other than...
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states senator but as the democratic leader in the united states senate, and i will always remember an experience that i had shortly thereafter. i was invited by a good friend whose name was dick morris to come and spend some time at his home in south dakota. he was a farmer. he lived outside of sioux falls south dakota. and on the appointed evening a couple of weekends after i was elected, as we had a conversation over meat and potatoes and a wonderful farm dinner, i asked what advice he would have for somebody elected now to this lofty position, to the state of south dakota. he. he paused for a minute and then he said well, i guess if i had any advice for you it would need two things. first, never forget where you came from. always remember who it was that sent you there. and secondly pointing at his grandchildren on the paul, he said you know my grandchildren. you help them. you know them by name. and then he looked at me and he said, to give them hope, give them some hope. i went home and later that night i got a call during the middle of the night with the news that dick had di
states senator but as the democratic leader in the united states senate, and i will always remember an experience that i had shortly thereafter. i was invited by a good friend whose name was dick morris to come and spend some time at his home in south dakota. he was a farmer. he lived outside of sioux falls south dakota. and on the appointed evening a couple of weekends after i was elected, as we had a conversation over meat and potatoes and a wonderful farm dinner, i asked what advice he would...
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cruz described them is an inappropriate place for debate on the floor of the united states senate. i think i colleagues. >> and president? >> the senator from illinois. >> would you be kind enough to tell us the state of time remaining? >> there are 15 minutes remaining for the majority. no time limits for the minority. >> senator schumer is going to come to the floor shortly and as soon as he does i'm going to yield to him but i would just like to say in response to senator mccain senator mccain whose father father and his son as well as other family members who had made extraordinary contributions to this country, i am proud to come as a friend and colleague in the united states senate and we have come to at least a draw on several occasions and i respect him very much even when we disagree. i know that his statements were heartfelt. we started in congress with senator reid and senator mccain and i together in the house in 1982 and i hope that his statement is taken for face value that we respect very much all of those who have stood up and fought for america and though we may ha
cruz described them is an inappropriate place for debate on the floor of the united states senate. i think i colleagues. >> and president? >> the senator from illinois. >> would you be kind enough to tell us the state of time remaining? >> there are 15 minutes remaining for the majority. no time limits for the minority. >> senator schumer is going to come to the floor shortly and as soon as he does i'm going to yield to him but i would just like to say in response...
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in 2006, the end of the united states senate. that's what he said this would be, and now he has done it. he has written the end of the united states senate by his actions today. the senator from michigan, senator levin, said to all of us when we were discussing this earlier this year, he reminded us of the great senator from michigan, arthur vandenberg, who was the a author of the idea ofa bipartisan foreign policy. senator vandenberg said shortly after world war ii that a united states senate with a majority -- in which a majority can change the rules any time the majority wants is a united states senate without any rules. may i say that again. a united states senate in which the majority can change the rules any time the majority wants is a united states senate without any rules. so this is not about the filibuster. this is another raw partisan political power grab so the democratic majority can do whatever it wants to do whenever it wants to do it. it is obamacare ii, and the american people will see it that way when they can
in 2006, the end of the united states senate. that's what he said this would be, and now he has done it. he has written the end of the united states senate by his actions today. the senator from michigan, senator levin, said to all of us when we were discussing this earlier this year, he reminded us of the great senator from michigan, arthur vandenberg, who was the a author of the idea ofa bipartisan foreign policy. senator vandenberg said shortly after world war ii that a united states senate...
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i had the privilege of serving in the united states senate was senator kennedy. by the time i arrived until the time he died. i knew how passionate he felt about this. i also know both then and now a small minority of the senate continues to reject this measure and should not use this time and close the door on so many people in our country. both those who are citizens and those who aspire to become citizens. i have taken inspiration from many sources from our shared history as immigrants with the experience of my own grandparents when they came to vermont. from another country, another language, another culture. from my wife's parents who came to vermont from another country, another culture, another language. some of our courageous witnesses jose antonio vargas and gabby pacheco as senator kennedy noted in the millions of american families that would be more secure if we enact comprehensive immigration reform. during his testimony before the judiciary committee mr. vargas asked the committee, what do you want to do with us? what do you want to do with me? this
i had the privilege of serving in the united states senate was senator kennedy. by the time i arrived until the time he died. i knew how passionate he felt about this. i also know both then and now a small minority of the senate continues to reject this measure and should not use this time and close the door on so many people in our country. both those who are citizens and those who aspire to become citizens. i have taken inspiration from many sources from our shared history as immigrants with...
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[applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the republican leader of the united states senate, the honorable mitch mcconnell. >> it is an honor to join my colleagues today in recognizing the service of the native american code talkers. a little more than a decade ago, congress and president bush honored the navajo code talkers for the tremendous contributions during world war ii. today, we honor the rest of the code talkers whose extraordinary skill and heroism will be remembered as long as the history of modern warfare is told. rarely has a group of men then so crucial to a nation's military success, yet so little known for so long as the native american code talkers. these heroes, some as young as 15, answered the call when the country needed them, and they perform their task with extraordinary courage and grace. often working behind enemy lines, these men sent messages that once took hours to transmit in a matter of minutes or even seconds, all in the code they were not even allowed to put on paper for fear that it would be discovered by the enemy, and then when they came home, they could
[applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the republican leader of the united states senate, the honorable mitch mcconnell. >> it is an honor to join my colleagues today in recognizing the service of the native american code talkers. a little more than a decade ago, congress and president bush honored the navajo code talkers for the tremendous contributions during world war ii. today, we honor the rest of the code talkers whose extraordinary skill and heroism will be remembered as long as...
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why does that define the united states senate? it seems to me the senate was defined in the constitution where we have two senators from every state, small and large. where we're elected every six years, not every two. where the senate has certain functions on treaties, on nominations. and that the house of representatives doesn't have them. and where the constitution is very clear, there are five times when the senate must have a supermajority to act. again, i would point out that the senate will by its very nature, even under my reform proposal or that by mr. udall or mr. merkley would still operate based on unanimous consent. and each senator will continue to understand that maintaining good relationships with all senators, working hard to become experts on issues will remain the essence of what it means to be a senator. not the ability to filibuster. so to those who say we'll become more like the house, i say, no, that's not going to happen. you say well it could. well, sure it could. some future senate could wipe out all the
why does that define the united states senate? it seems to me the senate was defined in the constitution where we have two senators from every state, small and large. where we're elected every six years, not every two. where the senate has certain functions on treaties, on nominations. and that the house of representatives doesn't have them. and where the constitution is very clear, there are five times when the senate must have a supermajority to act. again, i would point out that the senate...
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. >>> the importance of confidence in being a united states senator, but being a woman in the house how important it is to foster that in leaders or business owners. >> absolutely. and to be involved and, you know, step up front, quite frankly. and i say to graduating classes. i could never imagine i would have been run forking the united states senate when i was in your position either. but we have opened the possibility of doing that. because it is critical to have those examples in a governing institutions and all places in our society that are important to have women's voices and reflect it, you know, of women in our population. the second part of it is they bring a different experience. it's important to have that voice at the table. and so i encourage them to think about it as a possibility in the future. and, you know, the choices present itself and even for me, as much as i was passionate about politics. the thought of running for public office. i was going come to washington. so you to go against the grain. whatever you do in life. it is what it is. and that's what i always did
. >>> the importance of confidence in being a united states senator, but being a woman in the house how important it is to foster that in leaders or business owners. >> absolutely. and to be involved and, you know, step up front, quite frankly. and i say to graduating classes. i could never imagine i would have been run forking the united states senate when i was in your position either. but we have opened the possibility of doing that. because it is critical to have those...
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on the entire united states senate. so, i would say to the senator that there ought to be some way for the senator to get an up-or-down vote on his amendment not on this bill. it's not relevant, not germane. i don't think it is relevant or germane on the defense bill. i'll say more on that in a second. we've got a lot of things coming down the pike here before we leave here this year or even in the next session of this congress to accommodate the senator from louisiana on his amendment. but why should we have to keep voting on it time after time after time if we have one dispositive vote on it, up or down, which is, as i understand, the majority leader offered. secondly, as regards the second unanimous consent proffered by the senator from louisiana to which i objected on behalf of the majority leader, i am not the chairman of the defense authorization committee, nor do i have the right to bring legislation to the floor. again, the senator wants everything accommodated to his wishes because if you read the unanimous con
on the entire united states senate. so, i would say to the senator that there ought to be some way for the senator to get an up-or-down vote on his amendment not on this bill. it's not relevant, not germane. i don't think it is relevant or germane on the defense bill. i'll say more on that in a second. we've got a lot of things coming down the pike here before we leave here this year or even in the next session of this congress to accommodate the senator from louisiana on his amendment. but why...